Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-07-20

CAtCn the Dear that oathes ltsen bY crossing
the river there'n he almost as big time as
on the occasion OF the Democratic OK roast.
"Thoruton Bechtel, Of Mount Union, a
one armed man, who is a waichmAn on the
Pennsylvania Railroad was lodged in Hun
tingdon jsil on suspicion of being the third
Of the Hawn robbers. Gslbraith, the robber
who was shot through the lett eye by AUX
er, the farmer. has lost the sight of that
member and, with his face black from the
powder OF Auker's pistol, is recovering.
Auker is in 4 bad way and the opinion is
current that be cannot long survive"
There seems TO be so much fascination to
the average stove fire maker to use coal oil |
improperly in the kindliug of fire, as there
Is fascination TO the average boy to lump
freights- II is only question of time with |
both the tre maker and the freight jumper,
as TO when they are 10 rec Give injury Read
the disaster to the Miffiin county woman |
and the disaster TO the Cum berland coun-
ty woman as published IN another column. |
II coal oil is used TO start fire stis best TO /
put the oil on the kindlins before putting |
1t in the stove
While a little son OF Liking Valley, near |
Bend ersville, Adams county, was hunting |
eggs az his fathers barn, Friday evening he |
climbed up some six or eight feet from the |
ground on the outside to hole in the |
Seather boarding, where chicken had a
nest on the inside, and when he put has !
face TO the hole large coPperhead snake |
bit ham on both lips. In i've minutes his
face and head were swollen beyond recog-
milton, and became greatly discolored. A
doctor ~as immediately sent tor, but be-
/ fore his arrival lie wss seized with sue n vIo-
/ lent spasms aS to require the strength Of
/ two men TO hold him Milk and whiskey
were freely administered 10 the child be-
I fore the Doctor arrived which did u great
deal toward aiiaying the pain. By Satur-
/ day morning the little patient was able to
sPeAk, aud /; is now thought he will recov-
/ er.-FuItoa Republican.
/ John Gushard's house at the west end of
I thlrd street, was entered by a second story
window, or by the cellar-way on Sunday
night, or Monday morning, and about one
Z
Mr.. Gushsrd He had rolled the pants and
placed them under his pillow, where the
| thief found them The children of the
family are having the measles and a light
WAS kept burning all the night which DOUBT
less was convenient for the robber for
cLid's bank with savings in it, was found
and taken from one of the lower rooms. Ali
the loose money IN the house was taken ex-
cept the fractional part OF a five dollar bill,
that Mrs Gushard had laid in 4 bye place.
Mrs. Gushard believes she heard the rob
Der go down stars. She called her hus-
baud, but he not answering thought that
perhaps it was a mistake on her part. The
reported seems to be very much like the
woIk at merchant Espenschade's house.
An act passed in the closing days OF the
! Lecis iaturr declares that
.'It shall be unlawful Tor any person to
knoSinsly or wiIifrlly keep 4 peach, a.
, mond or apricot or uectarine tree infected
with the contagious disease known a. the
yeliows, TO offer for sale or shipment
OF to sell and ship to Others, any OF the
fruit thereof, aad both tree and fruit 50 in
public nuIsaaces."
Then q provides tLst the Supervisor Of
anv town sh-re there = good reason 70 BE-
Iueve Uual guc disease extsss stall forthwith
appoint three frceh0ldsfs, Who shall imns-
. iIsteiy examine the suspected tree or fruit,
and, q tsey sail dui ir diseased, order the
owner % destroy it within ten days. II he
does nor obey, b. Is liable % me or I'M
Prisoum-lt, OF both, and IL becomes the
COmulI..ien-r's duty To eject the destrue-
uOu At the cost % the t0Wu, which Is given
rist; % seton against the delinquent -
recover the Emourt q Il Aad the Commis-
si5uer's fecs--EKchaage.
The L~WistoSn Gazette SAYS Farmers
D and al pcr-ous that have any Land where
? the Canada thistle Ero~s, should see thA,
? none goes 10 seed Cut them down or dig
= them out Il is aid th.; coal oil or Hst
salt and pickle put on the root after they
: are cut Of UiH kill them Try 1t and L.
not aiig~ 4uy to 90 TO seed, for vber
they get a start once they are 4 ter.
ri5Ie pest to get rid OF. IL Il. said that
John D. Hooley, of Brown township, cut
, patches OF them down several times last
=, year and LETT none go to seed for two mile,
around hIs farm. Ifthere were more per
sons interested il destroying them like Mr.
Hogiy they would soon be totally DESTROYED
= Last Wednesday evening, bolt of light
4 ming struck the farm house of Elias Horn
/, ing, in Fermsnagh township, occupied by
e VIM Stine, al the tine the family were Ia
q King supper The bolt first came in con
a tact with the west end of the comb of III,
e house, tearing strip of shingles, eighteen
' inches wide, of the roof, thence by tn
spOuting 10 the cistern where il divided
=. one portion passed into the cistern, anoth
3 er portion darted into the kitchen by Al
. open window and knocked Mrs. Slime oi
her supper chair People when struck b
4 lightning are not conscious as to the caus
OF their prostration, and Mrs Stine was n
4 exception. Before assistance could reacl
her she spraug to her feet exclaiuing, asOh
have been hit by brick ~ The onl
mark on her person was an uncommonl
red ear Some one OF the family reache
the garret with bucket of waite: in time
= save the building from fire. The lightnin
- had set fire to a rope that fastened tn
roof hatch and from there the fire was con
municated to a piece or Two of old cloti
u ing which lay against the roof and in thu
way the roof was fired and in blaze wher
the clothing lay against it. The bucket {
- water put the fire out
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